- While parents sold baked goods, the student council organised an ‘Entrepreneur Day’ for peers to sell snacks, books and toys
- Together, they have donated more than HK$16,000 to the annual fundraising drive organised by the South China Morning Post and RTHK
Alexander Yeu (back left) in and Grace Chan (front, third from left) are co-presidents of the student council at Singapore International School Hong Kong. Photo: HandoutFor the third consecutive year, Singapore International School Hong Kong (SISHK) is supporting Operation Santa Claus (OSC), and this time, parents and students did it in a way that whet people’s appetites.
Two donation drives were held, one by the parent-teacher association and another by the student council.
The student council supported OSC through a new school initiative called “Entrepreneur Day” – an event designed to raise the school community’s entrepreneurial spirit while also raising money.
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The council, along with other committees and groups in the school, devised innovative ways to sell snacks, books and toys across the student community using unique fundraising initiatives with various themed events and activities.
More than HK$7,000 was raised by the student council for OSC, an annual fundraising initiative organised by the South China Morning Post and public broadcaster RTHK.
Since 1988, OSC has raised HK$353 million to support the Hong Kong community through 323 charitable projects. This year, the 35th anniversary of OSC, it is funding 15 projects, including those that help disabled people, children from low-income families and migrant workers in distress.
“We are immensely proud of the positive impact arising from our event and look forward to servicing the wider community through our subsequent initiatives,” said Alexander Yeu, a co-president of the student council.
Grace Chan Ying-yong, the other president, said organising Entrepreneur Day was a fun and unique way of contributing to charity while also having a wide variety of delicious food to eat.
“We had the opportunity to collaborate with different leadership groups, with each one bringing their own expertise, but with the same goal of doing something meaningful – to serve the student body and the wider community,” Grace said.
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Both students said that since SISHK is an international school, it was very rewarding to be able to introduce different cuisines to students and promote diversity, while also doing good deeds.
“Our school aims to give us a holistic education, which is why being student council president is such a rewarding and once-in-a-lifetime experience. It was extremely heartwarming to see the students actively participating in the school activities and contributing in the little way we can for the greater good,” Alexander said.
Grace added: “I sincerely hope that we can have the opportunity to have such a wonderful experience again.”
Meanwhile, volunteers from the parent-teacher association (PTA) raised money by donating baked goods and volunteering their time to sell the goodies.
They raised HK$9,000, which will go towards supporting OSC.
“Parents, teachers and students all had fun and supported this whole event,” said Hellen Manning, the PTA chairperson.
For more information on this year’s beneficiaries, please click here.